Improvement in hand-power baling-presses



dudit Seite WILLIAMl-. NEWMAN, OF GIALESBURG, ILLINGIS.v

Letters Patent No. 109,653, dated November 29, 1870.'

IMPROVEMENT IN HAND-POWER BALlNG-PRESSES.

The Schedule referred to In these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

I, WILLIAM l. NEWMAN, of Galesburg, in the county of Knox and State of Illinois, have invented certain Improvements in Hand-Power Ealing-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

Nam-re and ObjectsV of the Invention.

The nature of my invention relates to anv improved hand-power press for baling cotton,hay, broom-corn, wool, rags, moss, hair, hops, hides, 85e.; and

The invention consists- First, in a simple arrangement of pulleys, windlass, and lever rock-bar, whereby the operation of pressing is facilitated by the operator being able to raise both ends of the bar supporting the follower, by means of' the one lever, and t-he arrangement giving at the same time a great control of power;

Secondly, it vconsists in hanging the pulleys next the windlass in oscillating arms, to insure winding the cords smoothly and properly; and

Thirdly, it consists -iu enlarging the diameter -of the windlass at the center, to further secure the proper windingof the operating cords thereon.

Description of thc Accompanying Drawing.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of' a machine complete (except a portion of a door broken away) embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View on the plane of' the line :c x, fig-1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal transverse section on the plane of the line z '2, lig. 1, and showing that part ot' the machine below said line. i

Gcneml Description. A is the frame-work of the apparatus, which differs in no essential particular frornfthat in other hand-- power presses.

B is the lining or siding, the upper part Bof which is hinged to form a door on each side of thev machine, for convenience in tying, taking ont the bundles' or bales, Ste. Y

The slats E formingthe top of the machine or frame are held together by the frame-pieces D D, and slide in under the guides C C, in which manner' the top may be removed when desired.

l is the follower, carried on a longitudinal beam H, the ends of which pass through vertical slots e, in the ond pieces ofthe frame-work lining.

J J are plates, with their sides turned up, and are bolted to the frame-pieces A A at the top of the y frame.

K K are links or loops, pivoted at their lower ends in the npturued sides of thc plates J J, and their upper lends may be dropped into the notches l, in the top beam L, f'or the purpose of holding the toprmly against the power when pressing; or they may be thrown back when it is desired to remove the top M M are loops, pivoted by a bolt at their-upper ends in the sides of the platesJ J, and carrying near their lower ends axial bolts, on which run the pulleys m nz..

` y The ends .ofthe beam H are slotted vertically, and' carry the pulleys 71, 7a, with suitable axles and bear-4 ings.

to the brackets not, so they may have a free vibratory lateral movement at the forked end, where they carry the pulleys ni u on axial bolts having bearings in the prongs ofthe bars or arms N N.

The brackets u n may be dispensed with, and the side bottom pieces ofthe frame extended, and a piece be framed across their ends, to which the arms Nmay be pivoted.

P'is a windlass-shaft, having bearings in the longitudinal bottom frame-pieces, one end extending through far enough to carry the ratchet-wheelR and lever rockbar S, with a nut and washer on the outer end.

S is a pawl, pivoted to the rock-bar S, and

S is also a pawl, pivoted to the frame-piece A.

It will be seen that when the rock-bar S is thrown up to a vertical position (being pivoted loosely on the end of the windlass) the pawl S will prevent the windlass from turning, and, while in a vertical position, the

pawl Swill engage with the ratchet R, and the rockl bar being then brought down to the position shown at iig. 1, the windlass will, of course, be revolved, and

lthe operation may be repeated as often as is necessary.

T T are cords, one end of which is made fast to the lower end of the loops M, then passed downward around the pulleys h, and upward and over the pulleys Im;

again downward and around the pulleys n', and from thence to the shaft P, the right-hand cord 'l passing around the shaft from above, and thecord T passing around from underneath, both cords being made fast at their ends to said shaft.

It will be plainly seen that, by means of the cords T T and the pulleys n', h, and m, motion will he trans-v mitted from the shaftP to the follower F,and, further, that said motion may be made slower, when desired, by a slower motion ofthe rock-bar S, and more rapid by a swifter movement of said bar, the lever S, the windlass P, and the series of pulleys n', h, and m giving a control of power sufficient to do all desired pressing byhand-power, the whole being operated with one lever at one side of the machine, the power being transmitted to both ends of the 'bar H simultaneously and alike, thus carrying the follower F up level or horizontal. The cords T T winding on the shaft P in opposite directions, and exactly opposite to` N N are formed' arms, pivoted at their outer ends each other, tend to take olf almost all of the strain on the frame-work, inseparable from most presses.V

The dotted lines N' N' and T" T, lig. 3, show the v manner in which the oscillating,r arms N N guide the cord to the different parts of the shaft, the tapering shaft aiding itself bythe rising incline to slide the cords-backend wind them closely on the first lla-lf of its length, and tending, by the "descending incline, to draw the cords forward and prevent their winding too closely on the last half of said shaft.

v Claims. I claim as my inventionthe purpose set forth.

messa 31. The combination nud arrangement of tbe cords T T', pulleys n', h, and fm, windlass I, follower F, beam SH, and loop M, with the frame A; substantially as described, andrfor the purpose set forth.

2. The vibrating arms N N and tapering shaft P, when arranged relatively as described, and operating conjointly to secure the proper winding ofthe cords'l 'lV on the shaft I, substantially in the manner and for WILLIAM It. NEWMAN; l Witnesses:

G. E. NoR'roN,

J. 4B. HARsH. 

